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We all deserve a fully-funded 5% pay rise, is the message from a day of PCS payday activities being planned across the UK on 28 February to increase the pressure on the government over pay. PCS has called for talks with the Cabinet Office over our 2018 pay claim which calls for: a fully-funded 5% … Continue reading Join 28 February PCS payday activities to say we deserve 5%

The Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign was started to fight against the unfair treatment of women born in the 1950s (on or after 6 April 1950) through an increase to their state pension age. Dear Colleague WASPI Campaign The Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign was started to fight against the unfair … Continue reading Women Against State Pension Inequality

LGBT History Month 2018 circular

Unions have said the Government’s new plan for ‘Good Work’ is nowhere near good enough to tackle the menace of job insecurity and employment abuse. Commenting on the Government’s response to the Taylor Review on modern employment practices. Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey said the Government had only taken a ‘tiny step’, adding: “It is … Continue reading Government ‘good work’ plan nowhere near good enough

Work and Pensions secretary Esther McVey has resigned from the advisory board of the Samaritans after accusations of hypocrisy. While serving as minister for disabled people under David Cameron, McVey was accused of introducing benefit sanctions to force people with disabilities into work. Unions and disability rights groups said the policy was driving desperate people … Continue reading Work secretary McVey resigns from Samaritans board

Unions play a crucial role in empowering workers to resist sexual harassment, London School of Economics (LSE) researchers have found. LSE professors Sarah Ashwin and Naila Kabeer found organisations working in partnership with local trade unions or worker representatives are more likely to succeed in addressing sexual harassment and violence. They say global codes of … Continue reading Union protection is ‘best antidote’ to sexual harassment

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We’re asking all PCS members and supporters to show their love for our union and hatred of the pay cap during Heart Unions week, which starts on Monday (12th February 2018). We are planning events across the UK throughout the week to support our pay campaign and promote our union. Events include: 12 February Halifax … Continue reading Heart Unions Week: love PCS and hate the pay cap

The UK’s health and safety laws are ‘not in conformity’ with its international legal obligations, a major review has concluded. The findings are particularly critical of the impact of a UK government move in 2015 that exempted many self-employed workers from the Health and Safety at Work Act. “At the time the TUC ran a … Continue reading UK safety laws don’t meet international obligations